20 biggest on-set accidents that changed movie history

Modified Nov 19, 2024 13:46 ET

The Cannonball Run (1981) - Distributor: 20th Century Fox ; The X-Files (1998) - Distributor: 20th Century Fox ; The Dark Knight (2008) - Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures ; Top Gun (1986) - Distributor: Paramount Pictures

5) Hershman in Pleasantville

Pleasantville (1998) - Distributor: New Line Cinema

Hershman, the second camera assistant on Pleasantville, died in March 1997 in a car crash. He fell asleep on the wheel and crashed into a pole while driving home after working for 19 hours.

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Edited by Priscillah Mueni